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Conforming shoe construction using gels and method of making the same

  • US 5,955,159 A
  • Filed: 10/27/1995
  • Issued: 09/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A foot conforming member for a shoe that conforms to at least one contour of a foot when the shoe is worn by an individual, wherein said foot conforming member is disposed in said shoe in a location adjacent to the contour of the foot and includes a temperature-responsive gel composition which:

  • a. is in a liquid state at a first temperature when the foot conforming member is not adjacent to the individual'"'"'s foot, so that when the conforming member initially contacts the foot the liquid flows to conform to the contour of the foot, andb. is in a gel state at a second temperature that remains substantially conformed to the contour of the individual'"'"'s foot,wherein the gel composition changes between one state and the other due to heat from the individual'"'"'s foot when inserted into the shoe.

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